Joe Shepherd

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I got a tattoo. This tattoo has no meaning, it was an experiment. I’ve been informed by many that tattoos are painful. I didn’t want to sit through hours of tattooing to test this theory. I went for this unassuming triangle on my ankle thus fulfilling my needs. More may follow.

I got a tattoo. This tattoo has no meaning, it was an experiment. I’ve been informed by many that tattoos are painful. I didn’t want to sit through hours of tattooing to test this theory. I went for this unassuming triangle on my ankle thus fulfilling my needs. More may follow.

Chief Bone Necklace of the Oglala Lakota. circa 1899

Chief Bone Necklace of the Oglala Lakota. circa 1899

At what age do we stop following our dreams?

My dreams have not been fulfilled, however I see people who act like they have. Are they just settling for a melancholic life? Coming to the end of my degree I have to start thinking about the ‘real world’ – I do not want to - I have yet to follow the Inca Trail in Peru or let my eyes see the Temples of Bagan, beauty is out there not the four walls of my future office. The jobs being thrown at me offer 28 days a year for holidays, I would spend my other 337 days day dreaming of what could be. I need to find a job I can enjoy, a job that offers the world, a job that offers me comfort knowing I am not stuck, where will I find it? I do not know, but the quest will go on……I have dreams and I aim to fulfil them before the doldrums of life encompass me

Beacon Fell. February 2012 

Beacon Fell. February 2012 

I purchased a Nikon 1 J1 (10-30mm lens). This is mainly so I can horse around taking pictures of running water. Serious pictures to follow.
N.B. Water is serious.  

I purchased a Nikon 1 J1 (10-30mm lens). This is mainly so I can horse around taking pictures of running water. Serious pictures to follow.

N.B. Water is serious.  

I know I am going to die on my own, which is something you don’t realise until you are faced with that. You leave this world as you come into it, on your own. A sobering but profound thought to realise early in life

Benedict Cumberbatch



The Bulldog Cafe, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. August 2011

The Bulldog Cafe, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. August 2011



Oosterpark, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. August 2011

Oosterpark, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. August 2011

Rue De La Source, Brussels, Belgium. August 2011

Rue De La Source, Brussels, Belgium. August 2011

Vashist, nr Manali, Himachal Pradesh State, India. 2010

Vashist, nr Manali, Himachal Pradesh State, India. 2010